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Look up: marsupial

  1. marsupial
    n. (adj.) A mammal whose young are born while still embryos, and must crawl into its mother`s external pouch (called the marsupium) to finish development.
    Found on http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gl

  2. Marsupial
    see 'metatheria'
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. marsupial
    [adj] - of or relating to the marsupials 2. [n] - mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Marsupial
    Mar·su'pi·al (mär*sū'pĭ* a l) adjective [ Confer French marsupial .] 1. (Zoology) Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia. 2. (Anat. & Zoology) Of or pertaining to a marsupium; as, the marsupial bones. Marsupial frog . (Zoology) See Nototrema .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/27

  5. Marsupial
    Mar·su'pi·al noun (Zoology) One of the Marsupialia.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/27

  6. marsupial
    1. <zoology> Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia. ... 2. <anatomy> Of or pertaining to a marsupium; as, the marsupial bones. Marsupial frog. ... <zoology> See Nototrema. ... Origin: Cf. F. Marsupial. ... <zoology> One of the Marsupialia. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 19 ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. marsupial
    adjective of or relating to the marsupials; `marsupial animals`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. marsupial
    pouched mammal noun mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Marsupial
    `Marsupials` are mammals in which the female typically has a pouch (called the `marsupium`, from which the name 'Marsupial' derives) in which it rears its young through early infancy. They differ from placental mammals (`Placentalia`) in their reproductive traits. The female has two vaginas, both of which open externally through one orifice but lead to different compartments within the uterus. Males usually have a two-pronged penis which correspo...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsupial

  10. Marsupial
    • (a.) Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia. • (n.) One of the Marsupialia. • (a.) Of or pertaining to a marsupium; as, the marsupial bones.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. marsupial
    any of more than 250 species belonging to the infraclass Metatheria (sometimes called Marsupialia), a mammalian group characterized by premature ... [17 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/41

  12. marsupial
    A mammal whose young are born while still embryos, and must crawl into its mother's external pouch (called the marsupium) to finish development. Most marsupials are Australasian, and include such varied types as the kangaroo, koala, wombat, tasmanian devil, bandicoot, and marsupial mole. The only ma...
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi

  13. marsupial
    marsupial (märsOO'pēul) , member of the order Marsupialia, or pouched mammals. With the exception of the New World opossums and an obscure S American family (Caenolestidae), marsupials are now found only in Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, and a few adjacent islands. They are generall...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08319


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